Current Local Time in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, USA

8:51:49 am PDT

Saturday, March 21, 2026

Country:	United States
State:	California (CA)
Lat/Long:	33°38'N / 117°36'W
Elevation:	282 m
Currency:	United States Dollar (USD)
Languages:	English, Spanish
Country Code:	+1

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Weather

64 °F

Passing clouds.
86 / 59 °F

Sun 22.		82 / 57 °F
Mon 23.		83 / 55 °F

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Time Zone

PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)
UTC/GMT -7 hours

DST started

Mar 8, 2026
Forward 1 hour

DST ends

Nov 1, 2026
Back 1 hour

Difference

3 hours behind
Columbus

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Sunrise

6:52 am
↑ 89° East

Sunset

7:02 pm
↑ 271° West

Day length

12 hours, 10 minutes
+2m 6s longer

Moon 9.0%

Rise – 8:12 am
Set – 10:27 pm

High Tide

High – 11:20 am
High – 11:17 pm

Low Tide

Low – 5:23 am
Low – 4:56 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:57 pm
Altitude: 56.8°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:29 am – 5:58 am
7:56 pm – 8:26 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:58 am – 6:27 am
7:27 pm – 7:56 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:27 am – 6:52 am
7:02 pm – 7:27 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
March 18, 2026
6:23 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
March 25, 2026
12:17 pm

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Airports

John Wayne Airport, SNA
About 15 mi W of Rancho Santa Margarita
Los Angeles International Airport, LAX
About 51 mi WNW of Rancho Santa Margarita
LA/Ontario International Airport, ONT
About 29 mi N of Rancho Santa Margarita

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Saturday, March 21, 2026